Insects and Ticks
Insects and ticks carry diseases. You do not want to be bitten. Malaria is a signficant problem. Follow these rules carefully:
- 1. Wear long sleeves, long pants, hats and shoes or, preferably, boots. Do not wear sandals. Long boots keep mosquitos off your ankles.
- 2. Tuck your pants in your boots. Boots reduce snake bite success too.
- 3. Apply 25 - 50% DEET (stronger percentages don't work better, they last longer) to exposed skin and permethrin repellent to clothing at twilight or when in the bush.
- 4. Apply permethrin compounds to beds, clothing, bed-nets and shoes.
- 5. Don't sleep with windows open unless there is an intact screen.
- 6. Sleep with a bed-net. A mosquito and gnat proof tent on your bed is better.
- 7. Bed-net mesh size should be 1.5 mm or smaller, 0.6 mm is best to keep out no-see-ums.
- 8. Perform a daily tick check, naked, with a mirror and preferably the help of a friend.
A good permethrin clothing insect repellent is:
Sawyer Premium Clothing Insect Repellent